Top Military Dentist Receives National Honour
2010-06-17
Body Colonel Scott Becker was inducted as an Officer into the Order of Military Merit by Michaëlle Jean, Governor-General of Canada, in April. Colonel Scott
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OSAP and FDI to Review Patient Safety Guide
2010-06-17
Body The Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) is working with the FDI World Dental Federation to conduct an official review of the World
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Children’s Dental Health Program Extended
2010-06-17
Body The Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association (NLDA) reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government to extend the Children’s Dental Health Program for an
Update on Dental Amalgam Waste Requirements
2010-06-17
Body Environment Canada published a Final Notice in the Canada Gazette on May 8, 2010, that will require some Canadian dental offices to prepare and
Developmental Disturbance of an Unerupted Permanent Incisor Due to Trauma to Its Predecessor
2010-06-16
Body ABSTRACT Developmental disturbances of permanent teeth can result from trauma to primary teeth because of the proximity of the root of the primary
CDA Award Winners
2010-06-16
Body CDA presented some of its 2009 awards during ceremonies held in Ottawa in April 2010. Medal of Honour Dr. Burton Conrod displays the inaugural
Prevention: Dentistry’s Legacy for the Future
2010-06-16
Body Dr. Marielle Pariseau When I started planning my 35-year class reunion, my thoughts drifted back to my time in dental school, with its attendant
Is there a “safety zone” in the mandibular premolar region where damage to the mental nerve can be avoided if periapical extrusion occurs?
2010-06-16
Body The mandibular premolars are located close to the mental foramina (Fig. 1). As such, various events affecting these teeth, such as odontogenic infection1 and
Improvements to NIHB Discussed at Days on the Hill Meetings
2010-06-16
Body On May 5 and 6, CDA held its Days on the Hill, an annual event that focuses on meetings with federal party leaders, cabinet
Clinical Teaching in the Undergraduate Clinic—More Difficult than It Looks
2010-06-16
Body “The ‘how can we help you?’ attitude is pretty well absent in most faculty members. The denigration and public humiliation, although at times not
MDA Elects New President
2010-06-16
Body Dr. Betty Dunsmore Dr. Elizabeth (Betty) Dunsmore of Dauphin, Manitoba, was elected president of the Manitoba Dental Association (MDA) at the MDA annual meeting
Why do some people get dizzy in the examination chair?
2010-06-16
Body Dizziness isn’t the kind of thing that most dentists are worried about; however, they probably see it often in their practices. Recently, a 66-year-old